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I've been attending Rams games since 1969, and I can tell you from experience the Ram fan base in LA from 1988 to 1994 completely sucked My dad and I were always shocked to see the abundance of empty seats at the Big-A when the Rams played

The cherry on top was Dec 24th 1994 when only 25,000 Rams fans showed up to watch the Rams last home game.... My dad and I couldn't believe our eyes

I love the Rams, but there is no way in hell we are a football city anymore... The Rams fan base isn't very big at all in Los Angeles..... I see more football fans wearing Chargers, Raiders and Niners jerseys in LA.

I guess I should have read the whole article lol.. I just saw Rams to Maryland and got excited lol. Obviously I know nothing about Stl area so didn't know Maryland Heights was an area in the Lou. Dah well.. I will still have my late night fantasies of them coming to Hartford like the Patriots were supposed to.

20 years ago, a relatively unknown man from tiny Mora, Missouri by the name of Enos Stanley Kroenke — named in part after late St. Louis Cardinals treasure Stan Musial —became the lead investor for expansion efforts that would have returned NFL football to the Gateway City after the Big Red moved West to Arizona in 1988.

Kroenke — after failing to land the St. Louis Stallions via expansion — turned his attention to the Los Angeles Rams. Once again, he operated with one underlying objective in mind: to return pro football to St. Louis, only agreeing to purchase a minority interest in the franchise based upon the explicit precondition that the organization move to Missouri.

Today, we will look at the Rams future from the perspective of Kroenke’s background.

The St. Louis Business Journal has learned that arbitrators have selected the St. Louis Rams' proposal for upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome.
The decision is a major victory for the team, which proposed a plan estimated to cost some $700 million that would see the stadium undergo significant structural changes.
Read the arbitrator's full report below.
The St. Louis Convention and Visitor Commission will now have 30 days to decide whether to accept the decision of the arbitrators and move forward with a plan to fund the upgrade or to reject the decision, which would allow the Rams to break their lease starting in March 2015.
"Today the three arbitrators who were charged with deciding the 'First Tier' dispute between the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission and the St. Louis Rams made their decision and ruled in favor of the St. Louis Rams," said Greg Smith, the Husch Blackwell attorney representing the CVC. "The arbitrators determined that due to several structural deficiencies in the size and dimensions of the Edward Jones Dome that only the Rams' May 2012 plan for demolishing and rebuilding the facility will make it First Tier under the terms of the existing lease between the parties."
Smith said that the CVC received the decision Friday afternoon and has not yet had time to talk with officials from the state, St. Louis County and city of St. Louis.
CVC Chairman Bob O'Loughlin said, "We certainly want to honor the lease, so I think there will be some discussions with the Rams down the road."
Rams' Vice President of Football Operations Kevin Demoff said the team is pleased with the arbitrators' decision. "The independent decision acknowledges that significant improvements are required to put the Edward Jones Dome on equal standing with most National Football League stadiums and to enhance the fan experience."